gest

This ROOT-WORD is GEST which means CARRY & BEAR. It comes from the Latin gerere & gestus. This ROOT will enable you to digest such words as gestative, gestatorial, gesticulate and all other words with the ROOT-GEST.

1. Gestant : GEST ant (jes’ tant) adj.

Pregnant

2. Gestate : GEST ate (jes’ tate) v.

To carry during pregnancy

3. Gestation : GEST ation (je stay’ shun) n.

The period of pregnancy

4. Gestational : GEST ational (je stay’ shun al) adj.

Relating to gestation

5. Gestative : GEST ational (je stay’ shun al) adj.

Relating to gestation

6. Gestatory : GEST atory (jes’ ta to ri) adj.

Pertaining to carrying as a form of exercise

7. Gestatorial : GEST atorial (jest a toe’ ri al) adj.

Relating to the chair on which the Pope is carried on ceremonial occasions